As Christians, one of the things we simply must not do is to stand in front of someone else’s experience of the cross, these were the words of Australia’s Ambassador to the United States of America, the Hon. Kim Beazley AC on December 9.

A new e-journal uncovering research and scholarly work in Catholic education being undertaken in Australasia was last month launched by the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Education, Fremantle.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe gave a brief address at the low-key blessing of simply-refurbished premises that now house the Catholic Church’s Professional Standards offices in Western Australia, which deals with all the cases of those sexually abused by the Catholic Church.

The final talk of Embrace the Grace 2014 was delivered by Religious Education Co-ordinator of Aquinas College, Paul Kelly.

WA’s newly appointed Governor, Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AO, officially launched the St Vincent de Paul Society’s 2014 Christmas Appeal at Government House on Thursday, 4 December 2014.

The Church and the world need Catholics to be fully alive in their faith and to stop waiting for “professional religious to do the job” says Melbourne academic Anna Krohn, and it is a message she hopes to spread during her visit to Western Australia in early December.

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop last week welcomed to Canberra the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, His Excellency Archbishop Dominique Mamberti.

Standing at the top of his mark before delivering the first ball of the innings, Jason Behrendorff says a quick prayer asking for help to do his very best.

“Our story is your story.” This was the theme of Caritas’s 50th anniversary celebration which took place recently in the Archdiocese of Perth.

The changing demographics in residential aged care at MercyCare in Wembley have prompted staff to establish a new men’s group in which male residents get together to battle the solitude which can accompany old age.